nails

chimneygrl · March 2013

When can I start to clip his nails? At the hospital they said to file the nails, but that did not work so well.

asoetenga · March 2013

I started when he was a week. Don't clip their finger like I did. I think I was more upset than he was.

PandasMama0626 · March 2013

The hospital never gave me any restrictions on either of my kids nails and they came out with claws! I clipped them at 2 days old. With DD I was too nervous to use clippers so I just gnawed them down. With DS I used baby clippers since his hands were much

kbates85 · March 2013

Haven't had to yet but the pediatrician actually recommended biting them. He said its much easier then trying to clip them.

Rosebean · March 2013

This may sound gross, but I chew his off while he is nursing... It works pretty well and I won't cut him like I did when I did try the clippers

Poppy523 · March 2013

Rosebean:
This may sound gross, but I chew his off while he is nursing... It works pretty well and I won't cut him like I did

downtown80 · March 2013

Baby nails are so soft and thin that you can also just peel them. But like others have posted, biting them is easy too.

pinkyswife · March 2013

I bite my 5 week olds nails off

carpntrgrl · March 2013

I Clip mine with baby nail clippers twice a week started at about 1 week old. Filing didn't work for me either

kleigh926 · March 2013

We haven't cut them yet and she's 2 months old. They usually just start to peel when they're getting long and I peel them the rest of the way off.

wells2010 · March 2013

you can whenever. just use baby clippers and be careful not to cut the skin. I still file DD's, but DH is very good at it.

adamsabigail14 · March 2013

I personally think biting nails is just gross thats just me I clip the very edge of Luke's nails and then peel them off its way easier that way. Or they peel right off after a bath.
no judgement to moms who do chew nails SO does it he has even chew